Input/Output Devices

Apple Remote Inoperable

Unlikely cause: power supply, fan, optical drive, hard drive

Quick Check

Symptoms

Quick Check

 

 

Apple Remote Inoperable

1. Make sure you’re using the Apple Remote

• Apple Remote doesn’t bring up

within 30 feet of the computer, and have an

Front Row

unobstructed line-of-sight to the computer.

 

•Apple Remote doesn’t control 2. Make sure you’re pointing the lens end of

iTunes

the Apple Remote directly at the front of the

• Apple Remote doesn’t control

computer, and run PhotoBooth to check that

invisible IR signal is coming from remote.

computer volume

3. Make sure “Disable remote control infrared

 

 

receiver” checkbox in the Security

 

4. Ensure that all available Software Updates have

 

been applied to the computer for access to the

 

latest bug fixes.

Deep Dive

Check

Result

Action

Code

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Open System Preferences >

Yes

Click the “Unpair” button to

 

 

Security. Is “Unpair” available in

 

disable possible pairing with

 

 

this preference pane?

 

another Apple Remote. Go to

 

 

 

 

step 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Possible IR board issue. Go to

 

 

 

 

step 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

With a replacement battery,

Yes

Battery issue. Issue resolved

X05

 

can you see a white flashing

 

 

 

 

No

Apple Remote defective.

X04

 

light from the Apple Remote in

 

 

Replace the Apple Remote.

 

 

the PhotoBooth video preview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

window?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

After clicking “Unpair”, does the

Yes

Pairing issue. Issue resolved

 

 

computer now respond to the

 

 

 

 

No

Possible IR board issue. Go to

 

 

Apple Remote?

 

 

 

step 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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